Figure Review:

25mm Bushi Warriors of Japan

by Village Green

Reviewed by David Barnes


"Ki o tsuke!" (Sit up straight and pay attention!) as those who practise Kendo will know. These interesting and well researched figures are well worth a long look by wargaming Shogun and would be/wanna be ones. I will list the samples I have, comment and draw some of them. When you ask for a list all these figures are illustrated.

Mounted Warriors.

BU 1. Mounted warrior, open right hand. You can put a yari (spear) or naginata (glaive in outstretched hand. Helmet has neck guard and brow horns.

BU 9. Mounted warrior brandishing Katana (his big sword). Also helmeted.

BU 15. Mounted warrior in soft hat reaching for arrow. Bow in left hand, looking left, taking arrow with right hand by the head i.e. behind right hip.

BU 17. Mounted warrior in soft hat drawing bow. The draw has reached slightly above his head, alongside the horns on his hat.

BU 24. Mounted General waving war fan. An iron fan, properly with the General's favourite maxims of Sun Tzu inscribed on it probably.

BX 15. One can purchase separate arrows. [Weapon pack also in pipeline I believe]. Open handed figures have separate naginata supplied. Others have Tachi supplied (random weapons).

Foot Warriors.

BU 31 . Warrior standing, open right hand. Separate naginata supplied. Large neck guard on his helmet. [Combined with BU makes an excellent "Head Taking" diorama].

BU 47. Zusa (retainer) walking. Weapon over shoulder. Long hair. Face defence reminiscent of Olympic boxers.

SAM 125. Child in court robes (child emperor). Long hair with top knot. Pointing imperiously (!) left.

These are but a tithe of what is available - There's a drawing of a portable shrine being carried by 8 monks + 2 more with weapons guarding it! [There are buildings, ox-carts and boats also in the range. There was an excellent demonstration game at York in Jan using these]. Drawings of my own now:

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